Addiction is one of the most challenging health problems in the world. It is not simply a matter of weak willpower or poor ...

(CNN) — What are the most addictive drugs? This question seems simple, but the answer depends on whom you ask. From the points of view of different researchers, the potential for a drug to be ...

What’s the most addictive drug? Newly published research indicates that when focusing on persistent drug memory, craving, and addiction, the most addictive illegal drug is cocaine. In contrast, the ...

A DECADE ago, during one of the ‘Growing Up’ sessions I was holding in Karachi schools, I talked to seventh graders about ...

that their favourite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such as alcohol or ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn't use a patch. He ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...